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<h2>Education and Related Statistics for the U.S. States</h2>

<h3>Description</h3>


<p>The <code>States</code> data frame has 51 rows and 8 columns.
The observations are the U. S. states and Washington, D. C.
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<h3>Usage</h3>

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States
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<h3>Format</h3>


<p>This data frame contains the following columns:
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<dl>
<dt>region</dt><dd>
<p>U. S. Census regions.
A factor with levels:
<code>ENC</code>, East North Central;
<code>ESC</code>, East South Central;
<code>MA</code>, Mid-Atlantic;
<code>MTN</code>, Mountain; 
<code>NE</code>, New England;
<code>PAC</code>, Pacific; 
<code>SA</code>, South Atlantic;
<code>WNC</code>, West North Central; 
<code>WSC</code>, West South Central. 
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</dd>
<dt>pop</dt><dd>
<p>Population: in 1,000s.
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</dd>
<dt>SATV</dt><dd>
<p>Average score of graduating high-school 
students in the state on the <EM>verbal</EM> component of the 
Scholastic Aptitude Test 
(a standard university admission exam).
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</dd>
<dt>SATM</dt><dd>
<p>Average score of graduating high-school 
students in the state on the <EM>math</EM> component of the 
Scholastic Aptitude Test.
</p>
</dd>
<dt>percent</dt><dd>
<p>Percentage of graduating high-school 
students in the state who took the SAT exam.
</p>
</dd>
<dt>dollars</dt><dd>
<p>State spending on public education, 
in \$1000s per student.
</p>
</dd>
<dt>pay</dt><dd>
<p>Average teacher's salary in the state, 
in $1000s.
</p>
</dd>
</dl>



<h3>Source</h3>


<p>United States (1992)
<EM>Statistical Abstract of the United States.</EM> Bureau of the Census.
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<h3>References</h3>


<p>Moore, D. (1995)
<EM>The Basic Practice of Statistics</EM>. Freeman, Table 2.1.
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